Setup Technician (2nd shift)

Interface; West Point (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Interface in West Point, GA is seeking a Setup Technician to manage changeovers of creels and tufting machines, loading and unloading creels, and operating equipment to keep downtime to a minimum. The role requires basic math, clear communication, and adherence to safety and environmental rules.

Candidates with tufting or textile experience are preferred. The position is based in a non climate-controlled factory environment and offers on-site work with standard full-time hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Intermediate math skills including fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Normal color vision or average to above average shade discernment.
• Tu ft ing and textile experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Locate paperwork and master for next run and stage at machine.
• Check next creel set for correct thread-up and stage at tufting machines.
• Cut out creels set and burn in new set.
• Run burns through needles and check for misdraws.
• Record changeover time on production report.
• Operate tufting machines.
• Relieve operators for breaks.
• Load and unload all creels to the proper thread up.
• Recognize quality problems and make corrections when operating tufting machines.
• Deposit all yarn and headers scrap into specific containers to be recycled.
• Maximize recycling of all recyclable materials and minimize waste.
• Maintain a daily log of production.
• Maintain housekeeping.
• Comply with safety rules and environmental regulations.
• Be aware of MSDS.
• Ensure ISO procedures are followed.
• Support Interface commitment to sustainability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Intermediate math skills

Good communication

Tufting experience

Textile experience

Color vision

Interface White Belt training

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position summary

The Setup Technician is responsible for changeovers of creels and tufting machines, as well as loading and unloading creels to service creels and tufting machines, efficiently and in accordance with the specification sheets to ensure minimum downtime.

Educational requirements

• High school diploma or GED required

Skills and experience

• Intermediate math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percentages required
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Previous tufting experience preferred
• Previous textile experience preferred
• Must have normal color vision or average to above average shade discernment
• Interface White Belt and 6S training preferred

Essential duties

• Locate paperwork and master for next run and place at machine
• Check next creel set for correct thread-up and stage at Tufting machines
• Cut out creels set and burn in new set
• Run burns through needles and check for misdraws
• Record changeover time on production report
• Operate Tufting machines
• Relieve Operators for breaks
• Load and unload all creels to the proper thread up
• Recognize quality problems and make corrections when operating Tufting machine
• Deposit all yarn and headers scrap into specific containers to be recycled
• Maximize recycling of all recyclable materials and minimize waste
• Maintain a daily log of production
• Maintain housekeeping
• Comply with safety rules
• Comply with environmental regulations
• Be aware of departmental Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Ensure ISO procedures are followed.
• Understand and support Interface commitment to sustainability.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical demands

• Walking up and down stairs
• Considerable standing
• Continuous lifting of up to 15 lbs
• Occasional lifting of up to 25lbs

Work environment

• Non climate-controlled factory environment

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